texasfishingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
michaeldmck1, DanAllenFishing74, MilesA, YellaCat91, JessieM
119210 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
TexDawg 119,940
Bigbob_FTW 95,692
John175☮ 85,954
Pilothawk 83,281
Bob Davis 82,949
Mark Perry 72,559
Derek 🐝 68,331
JDavis7873 67,416
LoneStarSon 61,065
Forum Statistics
Forums59
Topics1,039,638
Posts13,968,196
Members144,210
Most Online39,925
Dec 30th, 2023
Print Thread
Hit Athens Today #12372460 08/04/17 05:46 PM
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,936
F
Flags Offline OP
TFF Team Angler
OP Offline
TFF Team Angler
F
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,936
Put the tube on Athens for a couple hrs today. It was a really good day on the water. Fish were biting like starving zombies.



Nothing to difficult as far as tactics. A piece of crawler about an inch long on an unpainted 1/8th oz jig head. Toss it out, let it sink slowly and hang on. I didn't bother keeping a count but I'm guessing I took somewhere around 35 good sunfish before I called it a day. Also took a couple small bass about 10 inches long. All fish were released to fight another day.



I ran out of crawlers and used some pieces of GULP crawlers and also some GULP grubs. They worked too.



I've had a couple people PM me about my tube setup. Here is it. Nothing fancy but a really fun way to fish.



I apologize for the pics being on end. For some reason my photo editor doesn't want to work and I can't rotate them.


Retired Navy Chief Signalman
NJROTC Instructor Tascosa High School
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12372465 08/04/17 05:51 PM
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 75,856
banker-always fishing Offline
Pumpkin Head
Offline
Pumpkin Head
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 75,856
Excellent post and fish fish Flags. Good job! cheers



Side Note: Love your set up! thumb


[Linked Image][Linked Image]

IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap.

John 3:16

Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12372503 08/04/17 06:29 PM
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 676
red snappa Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 676





Nice catch!


I like my fishing like a whino likes his wine!
http://thermoclinelures.com
http://advancedtaxidermy.com
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12373541 08/05/17 01:51 PM
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 215
R
RWCAT Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
R
Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 215
thumb

Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12373546 08/05/17 01:55 PM
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 17,625
G
Gitter Done Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
G
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 17,625
Nice fish.

Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12373552 08/05/17 02:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 563
1
1960texan Offline
Pro Angler
Offline
Pro Angler
1
Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 563
Those are brutes!

Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12374111 08/06/17 01:21 AM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,080
T
trapperben Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
T
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,080
Nice fish! How long have you had the togiak? I need a new one and it is one I am considering.

Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12374263 08/06/17 03:17 AM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,033
F
Fishbonz Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
F
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,033
Nice Job Flags! thumb


HE aka Fishbonz
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: red snappa] #12374265 08/06/17 03:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,033
F
Fishbonz Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
F
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,033
Originally Posted By: red snappa





Nice catch!
Thanks red snappa thumb


HE aka Fishbonz
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12374360 08/06/17 05:10 AM
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 5,127
G
gar1970 Offline
TFF Celebrity
Offline
TFF Celebrity
G
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 5,127
thumbnice gills


https://www.Jiglyf.com

TEXAS ELITE ANGLER
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: trapperben] #12374534 08/06/17 02:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,936
F
Flags Offline OP
TFF Team Angler
OP Offline
TFF Team Angler
F
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 3,936
Originally Posted By: trapperben
Nice fish! How long have you had the togiak? I need a new one and it is one I am considering.


I inherited this one in 2013. It was my father's and I took it after he lost his fight with lung cancer. Prior to that I had one of the old donut style tubes. I took a huge amount of fish in the older model but the Togiak has a lot more pockets for storing gear. It is a good set up and I enjoy using it.

I want to give a thank you to the gentleman for flipping my pics for me. Gonna need to find out whst the glitch is in my photo editor.


Retired Navy Chief Signalman
NJROTC Instructor Tascosa High School
Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12374613 08/06/17 03:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,080
T
trapperben Offline
Extreme Angler
Offline
Extreme Angler
T
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,080
Noticed your signature;I retired as a Chief Corpsman in 1992. Thanks for the reply. I wondered about its durability but sounds like yours has been a good one.

Re: Hit Athens Today [Re: Flags] #12375623 08/07/17 11:38 AM
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 19,077
L
Laker One Offline
TFF Guru
Offline
TFF Guru
L
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 19,077
Nice post and fish. Love your floating rig! woot

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 1998-2022 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3